The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-12-15

ZeAs nalI on Erluay last, ana Is still
in progress.
Miss Eliza Haley of Cuyahoga Falls
made her Ravenna friends pleasan
visit during the past week.
The open weather of the past tw'
weeks has not improved the looks o
the wheat.
The Portage and Summit Counties
Pioneer Association has been incorpo
rated, under the laws of the State,
The hard coal famine which was
feared short time ago, has beer
bridged over" for the present.
The stock of French and California
Crystalized Fruits at J. 8. Smith
Sons, is the largest and best in the
county.
Fred. Roth, convicted at Wooster OF
numbering his wife, now keeps Blinky
Morgan campany, at Columbus. Both
are sentenced to be hung the same day.
:. There is talk of manufacturing glass
tile at the Ravenna Glass Works.
The Co. is rushed night and day to fill
orders.
We make no charge for publishing
Church or Society notices, and are al.
ways pleased to give them a place in
our columns.
J. 8. Smith & Son do not offer their
customers candies that have been made
one or two mcnths, but haye them
made for their own trade, and know
they are fresh.
One end of the stone bridge is three
sixteenths of an inch lower than the
other Kent News.
Is it possible! And do people dare
to cross such a structure2
We can say to all those who have
heretofore patronized J. 9. Smith &
Son on Holiday Candies, that their
stock will be larger and of greater
variety than ever before.
The composition of Portage county
jurors indicates good deal of stiff
back bone, as one ingredient, when it
comes to murder trials.-[W Western Re
serve Chronicle.
A..Parlor Social for the benefit of the
Universalist Church, will be held ON
Tuesday evening, the Goth inst. at the
residence of Selah Palmer, on Lincoln
Avenue. All are cordially Invited.
J. II. Furry was taken with serious
illness Thursday morning of last week
and was reported ina dangerous con.
dition. His many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is recovering,
and is again able to be out.
When you are looking for Holiday
Presents, just think of those elegant
and delicious Caramels, Cream Wal.
nuts, Nut Candies, Buttercups, Honey
Drops and Bon Bons, now, on sale at
J. s. SMITH & Sons.
The Old and New, or the growing
change from Physical to Spiritual con-
ceptions of Heaven, He'll. and other
doctrines of Christianity, is the sub.
ject of the lecture in the Universalist
Church next Sunday evening.
Confectionery is luxury, and the
best is the cheapest. You have but
one life to live. When you die you
will be dead long time" While you
do live you may just as we'll have the
best, as it costs but very little more
than the common stuff. You can get
the best at J. 8. SMITH & Sons.
Mr.. Dwight e. Sharp, freight agent
of the N Y P & o, at this place, left
Sunday morning last for Georgetown,
Texas, to visit his brother Fred, who
resides at that place, and ia also en-
gagged in railroad business. Mr.. Sharp
will be absent about one mouth.
George Williamson has cemmenced
suit against the Kent Water Co., for
$25, 600 damages. He was engaged in
digging in the trenches and was acci.
dentally struck on the hand with a
pick, by q fellow workman, for which
he asks the Company to gay him the
above amount.
Mr.. Ransom Collins, of Freedom, is
one of the most vigorous of all the
Portage county pioneers. He is IS
years of age, comes to town quite often,
and is able to 20 to his woods in the
morning and chop load of wood and
draw it home with his team in the
afternoon. He has been q very hard
working man in his time.-[Garretts-
Vile Journal.
Mr.. r. 8. Elkins has resigned the
positions Of Vice President and Mem.
ber of the Board of the Portage Co,
Agricultural Society, which position
he has held for number of years, and
in which he has been largely instru.
mental in placing the society in the
front rank of the Fair associations of
Ohio.
The strong smell of oil which has
been noticed in the vicinity of the gas
well for several days, does not come
from that hole in the ground" as
great many have naturally supposed,
but from the factory of Grohe Bros,
who are experimenting with crude oil
for fuel. We understand they are
very we'll pleased with the success of
the test.
The Council have received a letter
from gentleman in Cincinnati who
wishes to purchase the steam fire en-
gine, to go to Decatur, Ala. The en-
gine il first class one. in good order,
and cost Ravsnna about SIS, 900, and
can be purchased for 81 900, with 500
feet of hose thrown in. This appears
like big sacrifice, but as we have no
use for it. it is better to sell ch cap than
to store it away and have the trouble
and expense of taking care of it.
About the worst fraud. in the amnse.